Don is a professor and researcher in Mc gill univrsity specially focused in research of crops and been obtained Ph.d specially in Crop-eco background.
Dr Smith's research interests are in the area of crop eco-physiology. They can be broken down into several specific areas of activity. One of these is the use of signal compounds to improve legume nitrogen fixation under environmental conditions inhibitory to symbiosis development. This work has led to a number of publications, patents, and the establishment of a spin-off company